Bibliography

Blog Bibliography (Semester 2)

Do I Wanna Know Chords by Arctic Monkeys @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com (no date) Available at: http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/a/arctic_monkeys/do_i_wanna_know_crd.htm (Accessed: 2 June 2015)

eHowMusic (2010) Singing Tips: How to Learn Harmony Singing. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChZzJuYbfYA (Accessed: 2 June 2015)

Jackson,J.(ed.) (2006) Guitar Chords; Easy-to-use, Easy-to-carry. One Chord on EVERY Page. United  Kingdom; Flame Tree Publishing

Horwood, F. J. (no date) The Basis of Harmony. Available at: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=slnGgPr-2bwC&printsec=frontcover&dq=the+basis+of+harmony&hl=en&sa=X&ei=YoZtVfyzC4iu7gaE2YHABA&ved=0CCEQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=the%20basis%20of%20harmony&f=false (Accessed: 2 June 2015)

Mazer, S. (2002) Harmony Singing: A Guide to Creative Harmony and Arranging. Available at: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=7Z77BIpJmtoC&printsec=frontcover&dq=how+to+sing+harmonies&hl=en&sa=X&ei=R35tVb60G8Gy7Qb84IDYCw&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=how%20to%20sing%20harmonies&f=false (Accessed: 2 June 2015)

Official Arctic Monkeys (2013) Arctic Monkeys - Do I Wanna Know? (Official Video). Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpOSxM0rNPM (Accessed: 2 June 2015

How far have i come this semester

At the beginning of this semester i set myself high goals and aims, my main one being to learn a musical instrument,upon deciding on the  Acoustic Guitar I found myself a local teacher and began private lessons, and also self taught myself using the book Guitar Chords (Jackson, 2006).

I have had 20 private lessons and although i was good for the first few lessons, as i felt i was all fingers and thumbs i have improved massively, however i still have a long journey ahead of me.

Final individual performance

As i wasn't confident in playing the guitar piece live, as i was struggling playing the whole tune through without stopping, i used the app Magix music studio and recorded my material, transferred it on to a USB stick,I played it for the final performance and although it wasn't live the performance went well , however i feel for my next performance my challenge to myself is to play live.

My chords

 For my intro and my verses i used the chords
Em7
Gsus3
G
D

For the chorus i used the chords
Em
C
G

For the bridge i used the same chords as the verses , however i slowed the tempo down and created a more dynamic colourful sound.

The structure of the tune
Verse
Chorus (Repeat)
Verse
Chorus (Repeat)
Bridge
Verse
Chorus (Repeat and fade) 

Creating my melody

I found creating a melody was very challenging, I was hoping to achieve a soft sensual tune, but after hours of experimented with different Guitar chords and creating lots of different tunes, i was still no further forward with the task. I researched the guitar tabs for the the Artic Monkeys song "Do i wanna know?"(Do I Wanna Know Tab by Artic Monkeys@ Ultimate-Guitar.Com,no date). After looking at the music tab i understood there was only a few chords used to create this tune, so this inspired me to do the same and use just a few chords in my Indie piece.

Arctic Monkeys - Do I Wanna Know? (Official Video)

(Official Artic Monkeys.2013)

Individual performance

For my individual piece I decided I was gonna try something new to me and create an Indie melody using my new guitar skills.Up to date I have had 20 independent Guitar lessons and during this time i have learned a lot but my chord vocabulary is still pretty basic.
Before creating my melody i researched various indie artists the main one being " The Artic Monkeys" after listening to the melodies and the lyrics to some of there current hits , it was clear these songs where love songs, this inspired me to go along the same route and write a love melody.